Venetian Coin
I was in Venice last month, early in the morning, no other tourists around in a more remote part of town, with an hour to kill and a great deal more loose change than I knew what to do with.
Then “Egyptian Fantasy” started playing in my earbuds…
…and suddenly I knew what to do.
![A coin rests against a balled-up napkin sitting on an external windowsill.](/coin%201.png)
![A coin sits against a wrought-iron gate.](/coin%202.png)
![A coin fits nicely in a little hole in the wall.](/coin%203.png)
![A coin rests against some accordioned paper sitting on a windowsill.](/coin%204.png)
![A coin rests where two branches of a small tree meet.](/coin%205.png)
![A coin rests at the intersection of two wrought-iron window grate poles.](/coin%206.png)
![A coin sits stuck in a drain below the ground.](/coin%207.png)
![A coin sits precariously on top of an apartment intercom interface.](/coin%208.png)
![A coin sits in the large bolt hole at the edge of a public water spout.](/coin%209.png)
![A coin sits in a cranny in knotted boat line tied up to the dock.](/coin%2010.png)
![A coin rests in a notch in some brick, up close.](/coin%2011.png)
![A coin is partway slipped behind a sticker reading HELLO, which is itself peeling off a graffiti-covered door.](/coin%2012.png)
![A coin sits an inch underwater on a stone step.](/coin%2013.png)
![A coin sits an inch underwater on a stone step - video version.](/coin%2014.gif)
![A coin sits in a nook in a stone wall, barely visible.](/coin%2015.png)
![A coin sits in the keyhole of a great wooden door.](/coin%2016.png)
![A coin shines in the sunlight, sitting against a brick wall with ivy surrounding it.](/coin%2017.png)
![A coin is hidden in a brick wall with the street name PONTE DE LA CALCINA painted on it.](/coin%2018.png)
![A coin sits on some algae near the water.](/coin%2019.png)
![A coin sits on some algae near the water. In this video version, you see the coin get swept under the algae and disappear](/coin%2020.gif)
![A coin sits in the corner of a window grate.](/coin%2021.png)
I hope someone was able to put the money to good use. Thanks for coming along for the ride.
![Three painted rectangles denoting the end of a path.](/blaze.png)